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[Pim van der Eijk]

Hello, The PDF signing scenario I have seen most interest in is: - Create a PDF document with predefined signature fields, each with their associated label ("Employer", "Employee" etc.), in an automated process or using the user interface of a PDF tool - Use a DSS-PDF service to certify the PDF document (applying a Modification Detection and Prevention signature), to allow it to be signed and annotated, but not substantially changed - Then, use a DSS-PDF to sign an indicated signature field. This could be handled without major extensions to DSS: - Applying the MDP signature could be the default operation, in the absence of other optional inputs ("Seal this document"), triggered by the MIME type of the document to be signed - To sign a named signature field, the name of the field could be added as an optional input ("Put my signature in field